Oh My Darlin': Day 4 - Goodbye bitter cold, Hello red rock!!!

We pulled out of Ouray bright and early. Dad had so very kindly warned us about the road out of Ouray....apparently it's one of the top 10 most dangerous roads! We were really itchin' to get out there and try our luck ;) Ok so i'm kidding...I wanted to leave early so maybe it would be traffic free with no pressure...I mean hives aren't really on my list of favorites. The road was super curvy and very narrow, but oh my goodness was it beautiful?!! That's the dangerous part...You wanna look out the window so bad that controlling your vehicle gets put on the back burner. There was snow, and evergreen trees, and huge rock walls....It was amazing.

We stopped in Silverton to grab some breakfast & gas. While I was pumping our $3.09/gallon fuel, (GASP!!) I sent Beka in the store to ask about a good place to eat...We were a little hesitant to trust their judgement when Beka said the lady in the store said she needed to...and I quote..."breakdown and get one of those big computer type phones with internet". Ok I almost died laughing...she totally acted like she was gonna have to carry around a desktop computer in her pocket to make a phone call!! We finally decided to scope out the "Brown Bear Cafe" and it was delicious. So the lady clearly didn't know much about cell phones, but she definitely has her restaurants figured out. We had a yummy breakfast and were on the road again. We eased out of the Rocky Mountain scenery and arrived at our next stop Mesa Verde. Mesa Verde is truly amazing. The Pueblo Indians built their homes in the sides of the cliffs. It doesn't sound like much, but take time to look at the pictures. I think you'll be amazed at what these people accomplished with the little they had. Innovators.

The best preserved cliff dwelling

When we left Mesa Verde we were on our way to our Utah home of Moab! I could barely contain myself as we got closer and closer to Moab. We started to see red rock & it sounds crazy, but it really did feel like coming home....We had finally arrived & we were starved. We immeditaly met up with Momma & Daddy, and made dinner plans. Red Cliff Ranch was of course our choice for dinner...There are only pictures to describe this place because I have no words :) ...except that their ranch dressing i'm pretty sure is delivered by God himself....It's heavenly...On to the pictures...

MY 2nd HOME!